Utility of an informational intranet in a radiology department.

Rationale And Objectives: The authors performed this study to assess the usefulness of the various features of their radiology department intranet and to quantify its effect in facilitating intradepartmental information flow.

Materials And Methods: The number, length, and nature of visits to each directory on the intranet were recorded by a commercially available intranet analysis software package.

Results: During the last 6 months of 2001, 89,411 page views (mean, 485 per day) occurred during 26,344 visits to the radiology department intranet.

Is there an increased incidence of contralateral testicular cancer in patients with intratesticular microlithiasis?

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine if there is an association between intratesticular microlithiasis and contralateral testicular cancer.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective review of a radiology database revealed 156 men who had undergone testicular sonography and orchiectomy for testicular cancer. Sonographic abnormalities were correlated with medical records and histopathology.